Morris
Encyclopedia

People

  • Morris (surname)
    Morris (surname)
    Morris is a surname of various origins though mostly of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh origin. The name in some cases can be of German origin and even an Americanisation of several Jewish surnames...

    , a common family name (and a list of people with the name)
  • Morris (comics)
    Morris (comics)
    Maurice De Bevere , better known as Morris, was a Belgian cartoonist and the creator of Lucky Luke. His pen name is an alternate spelling of his first name.-Biography:...

     (1923–2001), Belgian cartoonist, creator of Lucky Luke
  • Morris, one of the 14 Tribes of Galway
    Tribes of Galway
    The Tribes of Galway were fourteen merchant families who dominated the political, commercial, and social life of the city of Galway in western Ireland between the mid-13th and late-19th centuries. They were the families of Athy, Blake, Bodkin, Browne, D'Arcy, Deane, Font, Ffrench, Joyce, Kirwan,...

    , Ireland

Places

In Canada
  • Morris, Manitoba
    Morris, Manitoba
    Morris is a small town of about 1700 people in the Pembina Valley region of Manitoba, Canada, located about 50 km south of Winnipeg and 50 km north of Emerson. Morris is host to the annual Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition. Highway 75 which turns in to Interstate 29 is the major highway...



In the United States
  • Morris, Alabama
    Morris, Alabama
    Morris is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area.-Geography:Morris is located at .According to the U.S...

  • Morris, Connecticut
    Morris, Connecticut
    Morris is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,301 at the 2000 census. The town consists of rolling hill country surrounding Bantam Lake, the largest natural lake in the State, covering about .-History:...

  • Morris, Georgia
    Morris, Georgia
    Morris is an unincorporated community in southeastern Quitman County, Georgia, United States. Its elevation is 249 feet . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 39867. The community lies a short distance to the south of U.S...

  • Morris, Illinois
    Morris, Illinois
    Morris is a city in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,636 at the 2010 census.Morris is home to the Dresden Nuclear Power Plant, which provides a substantial portion of the electricity supply for the Chicago metropolitan area...

  • Morris, Indiana
    Morris, Indiana
    Morris is an unincorporated town in Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana....

  • Morris County, Kansas
    Morris County, Kansas
    Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 5,923. The largest city and county seat is Council Grove.-19th century:...

  • Morris, Minnesota
    Morris, Minnesota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 5,068 people, 1,929 households, and 985 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,183.2 people per square mile . There were 2,067 housing units at an average density of 482.6 per square mile...

  • Morris (town), New York
    Morris (town), New York
    The town of Morris is located in Otsego County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a population of 1,867. The town is named after General Jacob Morris....

    • Morris (village), New York
      Morris (village), New York
      Morris is a village in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 591 at the 2000 census.The Village of Morris is centrally located in the Town of Morris and is northwest of the City of Oneonta.- History :...

  • Morris, Oklahoma
    Morris, Oklahoma
    Morris is a city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The townsite was platted in 1904 by L. R. Kershaw, who was an attorney and was also an Immigration Agent for the Frisco Railroad. He named the town after H. E. Morris, a Frisco Railroad executive...

  • Morris, Wisconsin
    Morris, Wisconsin
    Morris is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 485. The unincorporated community of Five Corners is located in the town.-Geography:...

  • Morris County, New Jersey
    Morris County, New Jersey
    Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about west of New York City. According to the United States 2010 Census, the population was 492,276. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Morristown....

  • Morris Island
    Morris Island
    Morris Island is an 840 acre uninhabited island in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina, accessible only by boat. The island lies in the outer reaches of the harbor and was thus a strategic location in the American Civil War.-History:...

    , Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
  • Morris Plains, New Jersey
    Morris Plains, New Jersey
    Morris Plains, billing itself "the Community of Caring," is a Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,236....

  • Morris Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)

Other uses

  • Morris Chair
    Morris Chair
    A Morris chair is an early type of reclining chair. The design was adapted by William Morris's firm, Morris & Company from a prototype owned by Ephraim Colman in rural Sussex, England. It was first marketed around 1866....

    , an early type of reclining chair
  • Morris College
    Morris College
    Morris College , located in Sumter, South Carolina, is a four-year, coeducational, liberal arts, private, historically black college which operates under the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention.- History :...

    , a private liberal arts college in Sumter, South Carolina
  • Morris Communications
    Morris Communications
    Morris Communications of Augusta, Georgia is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspaper and magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, radio broadcasting, book publishing and distribution, visitor publications and online services. Newspapers are the foundation...

    , an American publishing company
  • Morris dance
    Morris dance
    Morris dance is a form of English folk dance usually accompanied by music. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers. Implements such as sticks, swords, handkerchiefs and bells may also be wielded by the dancers...

    , a traditional English dance form
  • Morris Motor Company
    Morris Motor Company
    The Morris Motor Company was a British car manufacturing company. After the incorporation of the company into larger corporations, the Morris name remained in use as a marque until 1984 when British Leyland's Austin Rover Group decided to concentrate on the more popular Austin marque...

    , a former British car manufacturer
  • Morris Multimedia
    Morris Multimedia
    Morris Multimedia, Inc. is a media company based in Savannah, Georgia, founded in 1970 by Charles H. Morris. Morris Multimedia, among the largest privately held media companies in the United States, is the parent company of Morris Newspaper Corporation and Morris Network.- Newspapers :The Morris...

    , an American publishing company
  • Morris the Cat
    Morris the Cat
    Morris the Cat is the advertising mascot for 9Lives brand cat food, appearing on its packaging and in many of its television commercials. A large orange tabby tom, he is "the world's most finicky cat", and prefers only 9Lives brand, making this preference clear by means of humorously sardonic...

    , mascot of 9Lives brand cat food
  • Morris the Midget Moose
    Morris the Midget Moose
    Morris the Midget Moose is a 8-minute 1950 Walt Disney cartoon, originally released to theaters on November 24, 1950 from The Walt Disney Studios, originally released by RKO Radio Pictures and then, Buena Vista Distribution Co. Ltd for its re-release...

    , a Walt Disney animated short
  • Morris worm, one of the first computer worms distributed via the Internet
  • Morris & Co.
    Morris & Co.
    Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. and its successor Morris & Co. were furnishings and decorative arts manufacturers and retailers founded by the Pre-Raphaelite artist and designer William Morris...

    , a company manufacturing items of decorative art
  • Nine Men's Morris
    Nine Men's Morris
    Nine Men's Morris is an abstract strategy board game for two players that emerged from the Roman Empire. The game is also known as Nine Man Morris, Mill, Mills, Merels, Merelles, and Merrills in English....

    , a board game
  • USCS Morris
    USCS Morris
    USCS Morris was a schooner that served as a survey ship in the United States Coast Survey from 1849 to 1855.The Coast Survey acquired Morris from the United States Army Quartermaster Department in 1849 and placed her in service that year along the United States Gulf Coast, where she spent her...

    , a survey ship in service with the United States Coast Survey from 1849 to 1855
  • USS Morris
    USS Morris
    USS Morris may refer to:, was a ship in service from 1778 until wrecked in 1779, was a schooner acquired in 1779 which operated on the Mississippi River during the American Revolutionary War...

    , the name of several ships of the Continental Navy and United States Navy

See also

  • Morriston
    Morriston
    Morriston is a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales and falls within the Morriston ward. Morriston is sometimes referred to as a distinct town , however Morriston never had a town charter, and is now part of the continuous urban area around Swansea, the centre of which lies three...

  • Morristown (disambiguation)
  • Morrisville (disambiguation)
  • Mount Morris (disambiguation)
  • Maurice (disambiguation)
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